Student nightmare Memes

The left book represents actual calculus—thick, comprehensive, and full of complex integration rules. The right book? That's "calculus if" the integral of a product equaled the product of integrals. The equation shown (∫f(x)*g(x)dx = ∫f(x)dx * ∫g(x)dx) is hilariously wrong and would collapse most of mathematics if true. It's the mathematical equivalent of saying "what if gravity was optional?" The thin book perfectly captures how much simpler—and utterly broken—calculus would be if this mathematical crime were allowed. Every calculus student's forbidden dream!

The horror story in two integrals! The top one (∫1/x⁵ dx) is actually quite friendly—it's a basic power rule integration that gives you -1/(4x⁴) + C. But add that innocent little "+1" to the denominator, and suddenly you're staring into the mathematical abyss. That bottom integral (∫1/(x⁵+1) dx) has no elementary antiderivative. It requires special functions or numerical methods to solve. The face of pure dread in the second panel perfectly captures the moment when you realize your homework just went from "I'll finish this before coffee" to "I need to reconsider my life choices."